The top part of niu can be compared with the Mayan kin (sun) glyph (left middle):
If we think away the outer oval perimeter and the little circle in the middle, only the 'spokes' of the 'sun wheel' will remain; a crosslike sign similar to the top of niu: The 4 'spooky spokes' represent the 4 cardinal directions constituting the 'temple-palace' of Quetzalcoatl, the Meso-American sun god:
Ghosts are not clearly visible, they just 'whisper' to the eye. |